Re: Metzitzah b'peh

In article <dqkda9$sqn$4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Steve Goldfarb" <slg@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> In <dqk93o$3gm$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> backon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
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> Josh - as a doctor and a halachic expert: is mitzitzah b'peh safe?
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With regard to AIDS: the virus is poorly transmittable by saliva.
With regard to other viruses (and for that matter tuberculosis):
the procedure could be quite dangerous.

All halachic authorities forbid a Mohel with a contagious disorder
to perform MBP. The entire raison d'etre of MBP is a health issue
(to prevent infection). Using a glass pipette and using suction to
remove the blood is a perfectly valid halachically and medically
mandated.

The only other option (which isn't feasible) is to have the Mohel
tested EVERY DAY for a variety of viral titers in the blood. Then,
and only then, would the risks involved in oral MPB be reduced to
practically zero.

Then there's my technical solution: there is a device (which my
electronics company [which I run as a sideline] happens to
manufacture at a cost (to us) of about $60 that could probably
solve any problem of bacterial or viral transmission. MPB could
then be carried out without any problem whatsoever.

Josh



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